You wake from a dream feeling unsettled. You remember only fragments ... a staircase that leads nowhere, an old friend whose face you haven’t seen in years, a glowing object just out of reach. The dream lingers like fog, leaving you with the distinct sense that it meant something, even if you can’t quite say what. In a place like...
It's 3 AM and you're lying in bed, mind spinning with tomorrow's presentation, next month's rent, and that conversation from last week that you can't stop replaying. Your body is tense, your breathing is shallow, and despite being exhausted, sleep feels impossible. You're caught in what feels like an endless anxiety loop. Your mind is jumping between past regrets and...
Your heart pounds as you join the crowd gathering to protect a neighbor from deportation. Your shoulders carry the weight of generations of struggle. Your breath quickens as sirens approach. Your feet know the rhythm of marching for justice, even if your mind feels overwhelmed by the complexity of the moment. Your body is not just present at the protest—it...
You wake up to news of another ICE raid in your community. Immediately, different parts of you spring into action: one part wants to drop everything and join the protest, another part reminds you of the work deadline that can't be missed, while yet another part just wants to turn off the phone and hide under the covers. By noon,...
As Pride flags flutter in the warm June breeze and rainbow crosswalks gleam under the California sun, many in our LGBTQ+ community find themselves holding a complex mix of emotions. Joy and grief. Celebration and vigilance. Progress and setback. Community and isolation. These tensions aren't contradictions to resolve; they're multiplicities to honor. Pride month invites us into the fullness of...
This is a post from associate therapist Corinne Crone. Corinne is a West Marin, California therapist who uses relational, transpersonal and integrative approaches to working with clients on challenges including trauma, life transitions, grief, existential themes such as meaning and purpose, spiritual inquiry, and non-ordinary states. You can learn more about Corinne from our recent therapist interview. You might also enjoy...
This is a post from associate therapist Corinne Crone. Corinne is a West Marin, California therapist who uses relational, transpersonal and integrative approaches to working with clients on challenges including trauma, life transitions, grief, existential themes such as meaning and purpose, spiritual inquiry, and non-ordinary states. You can learn more about Corinne from our recent therapist interview. How Do We Begin...
Associate therapist Josephine Kelly is offering this new therapy group beginning in May. Did you know bisexual+ people make up over half of the LGBTQ+ community and have been critical change makers in the fight for queer and trans liberation? Yet somehow bi+ folks are often excluded from community and denied affirming mental health care due to stigma and misinformation. I...
Welcome back to Conversations with Clinicians where we interview one of our associate therapists. We like to give you this opportunity to learn more about the way that they work. It can also give you insight into the differences between various therapeutic modalities, approaches and techniques. Today, meet Corinne Crone. Corinne is a transpersonal West Marin, California therapist. Asked to...
This film review comes from associate therapist Elizabeth Dausch. Elizabeth recently shared more about Internal Family Systems, one of the primary modalities that she utilizes in her work. You can also learn more about Elizabeth from our Conversations with Clinicians Interview. The Inside Out 2 emotions are sneaky good at holding up a mirror and helping us learn about ourselves....